title: Incidental finding of anterior cranial fossa meningioma on 18F-fluoride PET/CT.
abstract: The association of breast carcinoma and meningioma has been described. We report a case of anterior cranial fossa meningioma in a woman with breast cancer detected by (18)F-fluoride PET/CT. The whole-body (18)F-fluoride PET images demonstrate an intense intracranial focal radiotracer accumulation in the skull base. Simultaneous CT showed a corresponding calcified space-occupying lesion consistent with meningioma. Follow-up CT image obtained 8 months later demonstrated the persistence and stable appearance of the lesion.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Nuclear Medicine, São Paulo Cancer Institute, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: Samara Riguete
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Zacchi
authors.forename: Paulo Schiavon
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Duarte
authors.forename: George Barberio
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Coura Filho
authors.forename: Marcelo Tatit
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Sapienza
authors.forename: Carlos Alberto
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Buchpiguel
mesh_terms: D035262:Cranial Fossa, Anterior / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008577:Meningeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008579:Meningioma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008875:Middle Aged; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D005462:Fluorine Radioisotopes